Innocence Betrayed: Paedophilia, the Media and Society

Innocence Betrayed is the first sustained attempt to address
the issue of how we can best protect children from the threat posed
by predatory paedophiles. It asks all the difficult questions: Can
paedophiles be treated? Do they change their behaviour? Does naming
and shaming help protect our children or make matters worse?
Combining the skills of journalistic research and academic
scholarship, this engaging and accessible book carefully untangles
the News of the World’s ‘Sarah’s
Law’ and presents, for the first time, the behind-the-scenes
reaction to the newspaper. It contains an enlightening series of
interviews with paedophiles, both in a penal setting and after
release, in England, Wales and North America, as well as interviews
with the victims of sexual abuse.

This important and timely book will be of interest to anyone who
wishes to understand the complexity of the problem posed by
paedophiles and how we can make our communities safer places for
children.

"We fear it and loathe it but if we want to protect our children we
must understand it too. The authors use formidable research to put
paedophilia in context. This book is uncomfortable reading –
but essential." John Humphrys, 'Today', BBC Radio 4

"No one has previously put the case so well for having an adult,
rational debate about how we should respond to paedophilia. Nor
have the counterproductive dangers of outing, naming and shaming
with responses like Megan’s Law been so clearly discussed. A
thoroughly researched and well argued study." Rod Morgan, Her
Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Probation Service for
England and Wales

"Silverman and Wilson manage to achieve what many of us aspire
to - a book that will appeal both to a specialised and lay
audience. In the emotionally charged atmosphere of considering the
threat posed by predatory paedophiles ... it is important that we
have a text that is thoughtful and measured, while also recognising
the deep emotions that the topic raises among the populace.
...[T]his is a well-written book that can be recommended to the
interested layperson ... while, for the specialist, it draws the
threads together of the recent painful scenario where the News
of the World has largely orchestrated the terms of the debate."
The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice

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